A Leicester woman who had paw prints tattooed on her breasts in homage to her beloved dog fears the inking has made her undateable.

Adele Smith, 28, a charity worker, loved her black Newfoundland dog, Max, so much that when he turned eight she decided to get a permanent reminder.

The 8ins wide and 3.5ins high tattoo, which cost £100, was done in 2007.

Adele now says it has ruined her love life.

“I haven’t had a proper relationship since I got it done, 10 years ago," she said.

“People don’t look at me or want to talk to me, it’s all about my boobs.

“The tattoo was meant to be something to remember Max by, but whenever I look at my boobs, rather than thinking of him, I think of what a mistake I’ve made.”

Adele had wanted the design to be a positive and lasting reminder of the Newfoundland – a giant breed weighing up to 11 stone – and had traced Max’s wet paw prints on paper as he approached the end of his life.

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Presenting a Leicester tattooist with the paw print outline she had made, he spent an hour perfecting the design, which joined an earlier tattoo she had done, in honour of her rabbit, Cherry.

“I have the cherry tattoo on my neck, but getting Max’s paw prints done meant I needed a bigger space, and the only area I could think of that was big enough was my chest,” Adele who has a 34 DD bust, said.

Then 18, at first, she was thrilled with the result, despite her late nan, Celia, saying she hoped it rubbed off.

“I went to university in Portsmouth where everyone noticed my tattoo, which I loved,” she recalled.

“I was in the buzz of freshers, always getting my boobs out and showing my tattoos off. I guess it became my ‘thing’.”

Adele Smith .The inking was supposed to be a permanent reminder of her beloved pooch (Image: PA Real Life)